Muntakhab Ahadith (Sayings of the Messenger - grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), Teachings of Islam,

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Indeed, God does not punish everyone for the faults of a few disobedient people, until these disobedient people continue to disobey and those who are obedient, despite being able to stop them, do not stop them - at this Allah orders for the destruction of all, the obedient and the disobedient

Indeed, God does not punish everyone for the faults of a few disobedient
people, until these disobedient people continue to disobey and those who are
obedient, despite being able to stop them, do not stop them - at this Allah
orders for the destruction of all, the obedient and the disobedient

576 Da'wat and its virtues

10. ‘Urs ibne-‘Umairah RadiyAllaahu ‘anhu
narrates that RasuulUllaah SallAllaahu
‘alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah does not punish everyone for the
faults of a few disobedient people, until these disobedient people continue to
disobey and those who are obedient, despite being able to stop them, do not
stop them - at this Allah orders for the destruction of all, the obedient and
the disobedient. (Tabarani, Majma-‘uz-Zawaid)

11. Abu Bakrah RadiyAllaahu ‘anhu narrates
that (at the conclusion of the sermon of Hajj, on 10 Dhil Hajjah, at Mina) RasuulUllaah
SallAllaahu ‘alaihi wasallam said: Have I conveyed to you the commandments
of Allah? We all said: Yes. He said: O Allah! Be witness to this, then he said:
Let him who is present here convey to him who is absent; for verily its so
happens that one to whom a message is conveyed will preserve it (that is
understand and remember it with all its implications including Da’wat) more than he who conveys it. (Bukhari)

Note: This hadith
clearly stresses that whoever hears (knows) a command of Allah and His
Messenger, he should not withhold this to himself, but he must convey it to
others. Perhaps, the people who are conveyed will fulfill the obligations of
the message better than the person who has conveyed it to them. (Fathul Bari)